LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-64 NEXT >   HISTORIC NAME: Cooper-Thompson House COMMON NAME: . LOCATION: l672 Long Hill Road BLOCK/LOT: . VILLAGE: Millington USGS QUAD: Bernardsville OWNER: UTM REFS: DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION DATE: 18th century? SOURCE OF DATE: visual ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: STYLE: Vernacular Georgian FORM / PLAN TYPE: Five bay center hall NUMBER OF STORIES: 2 FOUNDATION: Cement EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC: Synthetic siding FENESTRATION: 6/6 sash ROOF: Gable CHIMNEY(S): End brick chimneys, rebuilt ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Rear lean to addition gives salt box shape to house. Small window openings suggest an early date for original construction. PHOTO(S) (B3:XX, 1986) SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES Faces south to Long Hill Road, quite close to road. Well landscaped corner lot. Skyline Drive is a relatively new road lined with 1960-70 residences. SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT URBAN SUBURBAN X SCATTERED BUILDING X OPEN SPACE WOODLAND RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL OTHER     SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION Although covered with siding a renovated extensively, the form, windows, and location of this house suggest a 18th century construction date. The house appears in the 1868 and 1887 Atlases of Morris County as the residence of W. Cooper and Mrs. J. W. Thompson, respectively. ORIGINAL USE: Residence PRESENT USE: Residence PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: . EXCELLENT .X GOOD . FAIR . POOR REGISTER ELIGIBILITY: . YES . POSSIBLE .X NO c PART OF DISTRICT THREATS TO SITE: .X ROADS . DEVELOPMENT . ZONING . DETERIORATION X . NO THREAT . OTHER . .. . .. COMMENTS: Alterations have removed much of the exterior architectural integrity of the house. Further documentary research and interior architectural evaluation might reveal more on its original construction date. REFERENCES: RECORDED BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY BY: L. Fast / Claire Monroe DATE: April 2002 ORGANIZATION: Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee . . RETURN TO: INTRODUCTION RETURN TO: STREET & SITES INDEX RETURN TO: FILE NUMBER INDEX RETURN TO: MAP INDEX RETURN TO: BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER INDEX . . . . . < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-64 NEXT >